Covering the Crew

December 19, 2013

The Crew has agreed on an affiliation with the Dayton Dutch Lions of the third-tier USL Pro.

With Major League Soccer mandating that its teams must either affiliate with another
professional team or field their own club like teams in Germany and Spain, the Crew is now the
sixth team to officially have such an affiliation.

December 18, 2013

The native of Costa Rica scored nine goals in 18 games after being added during the 2012 season
but slumped as a sophomore. National-team call-ups and inconsistent play resulted in three goals in
26 appearances, and new coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter did not exercise Arrieta's 2014
option.

December 16, 2013

Andy Gruenebaum has been traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a 2016 second-round
SuperDraft pick.

Gruenebaum entered the offseason out of contract and at one point was a lock to re-sign with the
Crew, but talks had changed tone in the last few weeks. Now Gruenebaum, a native of the Kansas City
area, has a chance to replace Jimmy Nielsen, who retired after Sporting won MLS Cup.

December 16, 2013

The Crew has made its second trade with Seattle in less than a week. After shipping defender
Chad Marshall to the Sounders last Thursday, the Crew has now traded a 2015 fourth round SuperDraft
pick in exchange for goalkeeper Steve Clark.

Clark, 27, spent the last four seasons with Honefoss BK in Norway's top division. During that
time, he compiled a record of 30-32-32 and had a 1.34 goals against average and 26 shutouts. He
will officially be added to the roster upon receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.

December 13, 2013

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, the Crew made news yesterday with a pair of moves. Chad
Marshall is gone to Seattle, Daniel Paladini is (likely) en route to Columbus and allocation money
and a few draft picks were spread here and there.

It’s all a continuation of new coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter trying to remake the
Crew in his vision. And when that meant parting ways with the player who has played more minutes in
a Crew uniform than anyone else, well, Berhalter said difficult decisions sometimes have to be
made.

December 12, 2013

The Crew has traded veteran center back Chad Marshall to the Seattle Sounders for allocation
money and a third-round pick in the 2015 SuperDraft.

Marshall, 29, is the Crew's all-time leader in minutes played and games played and a two-time
MLS Defender of the Year. In 253 career games, all with the Crew, Marshall has made 250 starts and
scored 16 goals.

December 10, 2013

Three days had passed, and Gregg Berhalter was still a little surprised by what had taken place
Friday afternoon.

After having made 44 appearances with the United States’ men’s national team, Berhalter sat
inside the Upper 90 Club at Crew Stadium with the rest of the Crew’s employees to watch the World
Cup draw unfold live on television. And after seeing the Americans placed in the same group as
Germany, Portugal and Ghana, Berhalter agreed with the perception that the draw did the country no
favors.

December 09, 2013

Oduro, 28, came to the Crew during the 2013 offseason in exchange for Dilly Duka and the rights
to Robbie Rogers. He responded with a career- and team-best 13 goals while shuffling between
forward and the right midfield under two different coaches. Oduro was also the only Crew player to
play in all 34 games, and he started each one. He entered the offseason without a contract and was
at one point close to signing a deal to play in Greece but instead will return and play for Gregg
Berhalter in 2014.

December 03, 2013

Five things we learned from Don Garber’s state of the league press conference today.

1. Miami and Atlanta are the frontrunners for the next two expansion franchises.With New York City FC and Orlando City both already in the fold, Major League Soccer is
making a major push into the southeast. And although both situations present problems, Garber
indicated that Miami and Atlanta are the most likely candidates for teams 22 and 23.